Lucha Underground 11/19/14

America needs an alternative in wrestling. And since the second place in televised wrestling in the US is notoriously bad, here's another alternative. The best things in the US are imported and until New Japan Pro Wrestling get a spot in us televisions, AAA's Lucha Underground will do just fine. Note: I was one of the complainers that said the  first to episodes needed more "Lucha" if your going to have that as the base of the show. On commentary is Matt Striker (my second favorite behind JR) and Vampiro. 

1st Match: Sexy Star vs. Ivelisse

• Sexy Starts by cutting a promo in spanish on Chavo Guerrero
• She says it will be her hands that finish the Guerrero dynasty...
• Ivelisse come in cuts a promo on Sexy Star
• Saying she cant beat one of the boys, that she has the mask to hid her ugly face, and with consonance she says shes the "baddest bitch in the building..."
• Sexy Star slaps her and we've got a match
• Good start that dies quick when Sexy Star gave an armdrag and looked to give a dropkick stopped and got a poor clothesline from Ivelisse
• Sexy Star does a "Matrix" (that's what they called it) then a nice hurricanrana
• Ivelisse takes control until a codebreaker from Sexy Star puts them both down
• Sexy double suplex but just two
• Ivelisse Guillotine choke into a DDT just two
• Sexy Star Victory Roll and the win 

                                                                        *** match

2nd Match: Pentagon Jr vs. Fenix

• Pentagon Jr demands respect because of his family heritage
• Starts fast pased neither getting the upperhand 
• A standing moonsault and a round of applause for the stand off
• Tope con Helo on to Pentagon Jr
• Fenix beautiful springboard dropkick 
• Fenix on fire hit a springboard corkscrew tope
• Pentagon hit a "modified lungblower"
• Fenix hit a Lethal Injection (Koji cutter I think)
• Pentagon hits a sling blade
• only 2
• Fenix finishes the match by hitting  the "Spanish Fly" (top rope flip bottom)

                                                                 ****1/2 match

                                         I really want to see Prince Puma vs. Fenix

                                                3rd Match: Drago vs. King Cuerno

Before I start gotta say Drago's mask is amazing.

It is on La Parka levels of perfection in the lucha world. On the other hand King Cuerno looked like Tom Green from Freddy got fingered... With less blood.

• Cuerno no sells a lot 
• Cuerno takes some offence from Drago but gets control back
• Cuerno uses the laces on his wrist to rack the eyes of Drago... I don't buy with Drago's Mask
• Drago uses the ref to hit a hurricanran then hits a cannonball
• Cuerno follows up with a suicide dive of his own
• Drago armdrags into a pin and gets a very lucha win

                                        Nice match. Want  to see more from both.

                                                                   ***3/4 match

4th match: Johnny Mundo vs. Big Ryck

Note: I check in both their times in the WWE, they never faced each other one on one. Both are former Intercontinental Champions and ECW Champions. I'm looking forward.

•  Both look  the same as they did in the WWE
• After some elbows and kicks by Mundo, Ryck lays him out with a strong shoulder tackle.
• Ryck does many big man moves until Johnny fires back
• Mundo hits a flip neckbraker
• just 2
• Ryck kicks after a springboard kick

[cut to backstage where Prince Puma is getting his, and the gang of Ryck runs to the ring.]

• Johnny wins by DQ
• Johnny still hits a standing flip bottom on one of the members
• The Gang grabs the thinnest table I've ever seen
• The table breaks in a straight line and Mundo is out
  

I wanted more but didn't get any sadly...

*** match

And we're  out.

Over all I loved the show and  can't wait for the next episode of Lucha Underground!

Show Rating: 8/10 I'm interested to watch next week